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Learning opportunities happen every day. I was at the vet this morning with my dog who had a few seizures of the last couple of days. As we were checking out, the vet tech was showing me how to split the meds so I could up his dosage a little bit. It was a neat little trick, and the other dog owner standing nearby made a comment of "well look at that, you learn something new everyday" (he had never seen the little trick either).

That got me thinking about how much we really do learn every day. I would qualify that by saying if we are open to it, we learn something new every day. Sometimes we learn something about ourselves, or other people, or just how life in general works.

As a father, I try and help my boys learn every day. Sometimes that education comes from letting them make mistakes (as long as the mistake is not life threatening). I have the same philosophy when it comes to my Second Life.

Ever since Alicia and I set up our winter cabin (I love winter cabins), I brought Rocky out so he could play in the snow. He really does love the snow, almost as much as he loves the beach. At the end of the day, I always bring him back inside, so he can sleep by the fire and keep warm until we come back, and he can go out and play for a bit again. Well, that little bugger always seems to find a way OUT of the cabin, because more often than not, when I log in, he is outside rolling around in the snow. But of course as soon as I log in, he is all whiny about wanting to come back in.

Well, today, I decided he needed to learn a lesson.

Rocky needs to learn that there are consequences to his actions. If he is gonna break out of the cabin without knowing how to get back in, then he is gonna have to suffer some of those consequences in order to learn that lesson. It is what a good father does right?

Ok I admit, as much as I want to be a good father, I am also a softy at heart. How can I resist that face! I did open the door and let him back in. MAN! It is HARD to be a good father!